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China, US Join Forces in Tracking Down Chinese Firms Funding North Korea's Nuclear Program

China, US Join Forces to Track Down Chinese Firms Funding North Korea's Nuclear Program

Sep 20, 2016 08:48 AM EDT

China and the United States have joined forces to track Chinese companies suspected of funding North Korea's nuclear program and financially aiding Kim Jong-un's regime.

China Developing New Strategic Bomber Capable of Long-Range Strikes

China is Developing Strategic Bomber Capable of Long-Range Strikes

Desiree Sison |

Sep 02, 2016 07:41 AM EDT

In a bid to expand its increasingly sophisticated military equipment, China's air force is reportedly developing a type of strategic bomber capable of launching long-range strikes, Chinese state media reported on Friday.

US to Defend Japan Against China in East China Sea Row

US Ready to Defend Japan Against China in East China Sea Row

Desiree Sison |

Aug 11, 2016 07:22 AM EDT

The United States is ready to defend its ally, Japan, against any military threat that may erupt in Tokyo's controlled islands, the Senkaku, in the East China Sea, as stipulated in a security treaty signed by both countries.

Former FBI Employee Gets Ten-Year Sentence for Spying for China

Former FBI Employee Faces 10-Year Jail Sentence for Spying for China

Desiree Sison |

Aug 02, 2016 07:47 AM EDT

A former FBI employee with access to classified information in the bureau faces up to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to espionage charges, US prosecutors said on Monday.

Taiwan's Planned Missile System Test in US Surely to Infuriate China

Desiree Sison |

Jun 28, 2016 06:38 AM EDT

In a move likely to anger Beijing, Taiwan plans to test its newest missile system in the United States next month, media reports said on Monday.

Hillary Clinton Vows to Cooperate With China on North Korea Nuclear Threat

Desiree Sison |

May 22, 2016 07:25 AM EDT

Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has said that she make working with China to address North Korea's nuclear threat her topmost priority if she gets elected as the next president of the United States.

China To Build More Military Facilities in South China Sea After Reclamation Work Ends

China to Build More Military Facilities in South China Sea: Pentagon

Desiree Sison |

May 15, 2016 07:51 AM EDT

As a display of its strength and control over the South China Sea, China is expected to build more military facilities such as surveillance systems in the artificial islands it has reclaimed in the disputed waters.

Pentagon Accuses China of Using Force and Threats in the South China Sea

Pentagon Accuses China of Using Force and Threats in South China Sea

Desiree Sison |

May 14, 2016 09:17 AM EDT

The Pentagon has accused China of using force and threats, and creating tension in the South China Sea region while expanding its maritime powers in the disputed waters and the East China Sea.

China to Join US-led Multinational Military Exercises Despite Lawmakers' Opposition

Desiree Sison |

May 07, 2016 06:15 AM EDT

China is set to join the largest US-led multinational military exercises dubbed the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) in June and July amid growing tensions between the two sides over Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea.

China Deploys 16 Fighter Jets to Disputed South China Sea

Desiree Sison |

Apr 14, 2016 07:09 AM EDT

China has deployed 16 fighter jets to the disputed Woody Island in the South China Sea which Beijing claims as part of its territory, US defense authorities said on Wednesday.

US President Barack Obama Orders Military Officials not to Talk About China

Desiree Sison |

Apr 08, 2016 07:30 AM EDT

US President Barack Obama has issued a gag order on the military leadership over China's aggressive posturing in the South China Sea saying Washington's ongoing negotiations with Beijing on a wide range of issues are being hampered by heated rhetoric from military officials.

US-China Meeting Fruitful, Eases Tensions Over South China Sea Issue

Desiree Sison |

Apr 04, 2016 08:00 AM EDT

President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama met at the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on Thursday. The meeting is believed to have somehow eased the growing tensions between the two countries over the disputed South China Sea.

US Vows not to Recognize China's Exclusion Zone in Disputed South China Sea

Desiree Sison |

Mar 31, 2016 12:38 PM EDT

Amid raging disputes between China and the claimant states in the South China Sea, Washington has told Beijing that it will not recognize an exclusion zone in the disputed waters and it would view any attempts to create one as "destablizing."

US Hopes Beijing Will Accept Technical Briefing Offer on THAAD Deployment

Desiree Sison |

Mar 30, 2016 07:57 AM EDT

A United States top-level diplomat has expressed hopes that Beijing will accept Washington's offer of a technical briefing about the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), which the US wants to deploy in South Korea.